Covid-19 deaths (Jan 24): 9 reported fatalities, total at 31,892

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Malaysiakini (English)

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported a total of nine new Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (Jan 23), bringing the cumulative death toll to 31,882. Along with Jan 18’s tally, this is the joint lowest number of reported deaths since Apr 23, 2021. From the newly reported deaths yesterday, one died before they could receive treatment at a hospital. Malaysia has the highest number of deaths per capita in the Asean and East Asian regions with 966 deaths per 1 million population, and fourth-worst in Asia after Iran, Lebanon and Jordan – all in the Middle East. Johor and Terengganu recorded the highest…